Toubab wrote:
mcds wrote:
I'd also continue working with a charity I founded in HS and do another foundation spin off to get minority & low income kids playing tennis, lacrosse, squash, involved in the arts, etc.
I honestly don't know if I can handle TFA, and I can't really afford to basically work for free, which is why I think teaching at a top prep school would be ideal. It'd give me the time to pursue my other interests.
(cough cough)
Agreed with the above - getting into b-school won't be the biggest hurdle. I have a good friend who spent years as a teacher in a low-income school in the Bronx, and then at a charter school, who then went to Yale's SOM. But then, she's not going into banking.
More importantly, you may want to be a bit more realistic about those goals above. Getting poor kids to play lax? Squash? And TFA teachers definitely do not work for free - though they certainly don't make huge incomes, you'll do just fine on a public school teacher's income. Especially right out of college. Good luck finding a "top prep school" that will hire a kid right out of his undergrad at an inflated salary (especially with a history degree). That just reeks of a sense of entitlement.
Interesting.
Well, lacrosse and squash are excellent feeder sports into top schools and boarding schools, they're both relatively inexpensive sports and, particularly in lacrosse, are rising sports in more urban areas. Squash is also incredibly homogenous and if a lower income/minority student took it up and enjoyed it it would be a much better asset come college admission time than football or basketball would.
St. Paul's recruits at my school, and I know several of the DC schools will take candidates on a 2-year program. Landon, Bullis, St. Andrew's Episcopal, etc. I would rather do private school than public school as it'd be a little easier on the stress level.
I agree, it does sound somewhat like entitlement, but if the option is there I'll take it.
Thanks for the advice. I'll certainly still apply to banking/consulting positions, but I'll diversify my pool with a few teaching apps.